EDIT: Changed the pic to the one from Wikipedia as we suspected the original one as AI.
More on the breed (it was developed in the U.S. in the 80s): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkirk_Rex
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It does represent a lot of 80s hair.
My god. When I see this majestic cat, I feel compelled to lay offerings at its paws.
By its name, that's absolutely what you should do.
All bow to the king.
At first glance I thought the headline read "Skrillex Cat"
I thought a pickleball paddle company made a cat
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Bro looks like the surface of the sun.
He's the center of someone's universe
Magnetic field lines kitty
Bro
Hairdresser’s cat got into the perm stuff again
This is the most glam rock cat I've ever seen.
Lil bud looks like they just took the best nap of their life
How much time do they spend every morning with the curling iron?
strong touched a live wire vibe.
I mean, sure that article exists but that's an AI generated picture. That fan is all sorts of messed up.
It could be... or a broken fan? I'll be happy to look for a better pic...
This is Arnold’s cousin in cat form
Oops, all undercoat
I (too briefly) had a rescue cat, who most closely resembled a main coon, but her belly fur was all curly like this. Never seen anything like it before or since.